Hey, you. Yes, you. Sitting there glazed-over and glassy-eyed from staring at your preferred choice of online viewing. Listen up: did you know that changes are afoot in the world of local print publishing? It's true. And this time the news involves neither embarrassing attempts to regain ad revenue nor pathetic blanket statements about the future of media from brain-dead journalists. It's good news. Shocking, but true. Here we go: more ›

7x7's annual list of the 100 Things to Eat [in S.F.] Before You Die has just hit the web, in slideshow form this time. The editors over there have shaken things up with the not often changed list, adding 33 new dishes to the ranks from a bevy of new restaurants, and nixing some dated dishes that, perhaps, you should feel okay dying without eating — lettuce cups at Betelnut anyone? more ›

After almost a decade in Union Square, local lifestyle magazine 7x7 will pack up their staplers and Post-Its and move to SOMA—glorious, rad, joyous, dirty, homelessy, wealthy South of Market. The publication(s) will move into the old Chronicle Books spot at 680 Second Street, right next door to Ironside (home of the city's best Cuban sandwich.) But why the move? SFist asked Chloé Harris, 7x7's sparkling new executive editor, for more details. more ›

The tony overlords at 7x7 Magazine named Stylebistro editor (and, above all else, former SFist style editor) Chloe Harris their new executive editor. In addition to having worked within the fashion media realm for years now, she's also a staunch advocate of marriage equality with her partner, food photographer Frankie Frankeny. (Check out JustMarried for more details.) more ›

Confess! You want to be nominated for 7x7's Annual Hot 20 Under 40, don't you? Of course you do. It's on your list of 100 things to do in SF before you die, right after "Shop for urban menswear Rolo", obviously. This year the city-centric, artsy broadsheet and vodka advertisement repository has even opened up the nominations to candidates over forty years of age, so it's literally anybody's game. Hot 20 alumni include a weed smoking pitcher, an expressive lady supervisor, a slew of forgettable dotcom founders and a 49ers tight end. Personally, this SFist editor will be voting for Willie Brown's toasted 12-inch meatball marinara sub from Subway. It's hot and it's under $5. [7x7] more ›

What with the city's attention so clearly fixated on Ingleside and Silver Terrace, 7x7 Magazine wants you to be aware of these little-known San Francisco neighborhoods: the Mission, Hayes Valley, and Dogpatch. It seems, at least according to April's "Neightborhood Issue," they should be on your radar. Why? 7x7 explains with harrowing, soothsayer-like detail: "If restaurants, pop-ups, and micro-roasters are any indication of the city's future -- and rest assured, they are -- then these are the three neighborhoods you'll be flocking to next." more ›

Yelp gets excited about Armory tours, Gilt City offers an offensive discount on 7x7 Magazine subscriptions and you can get cheap singing bowl therapy (whatever that is). more ›

San Francisco's much-loved (and overstuffed!) carne asada burritos have been put to the test. What test? The taste-test. Ryan Farr (4505 Meats), Prisca Chen (winner of burrito judge contest on 7x7.com), Matthew Accarrino (SPQR), Margo True (Sunset magazine editor), and Charles Hodgkins (Burrito Eater). El Farolito and Papalote, unsurprisingly, were tops. Check out 7x7 to see who reigns supreme. [via Grub] more ›

Things sure have changed since the Hartle era at la-di-da 7x7 Magazine came to an end. For example, it's now less la-di-da. And we like that. Another example? This month the local mag boasts Vernon Davis, a brawny, black footballer player, sans shirt on its cover. We like that, too. ("During his sophomore year at the University of Maryland, he changed majors from criminal justice to studio arts, his passion," they point out. "'Once I got into college, I felt free...It didn’t matter what anyone had to say about me.'" We hear you, Vernoin. We hear you loud and clear.) more ›

For their Fall Arts Preview, 7x7 has produced yet another kooky neighborhood map, this time using the theme of phrenology, and like, human tendencies? Or something? Anyway, we live somewhere in the vicinity of Cautiousness and Love of Sex, but we have no goddamn idea what Veneration is doing anywhere near the Marina. [7x7 via SF Citizen] more ›

Behold! A map showcasing artisan, if you will, coffee shops in San Francisco. Ooh la la, is right. We plan on making it a life goal to visit each cafe to demand they ice our double espresso and stick it in a to-go cup. (Ahem, Blue Bottle.) more ›

Look for local glossy 7x7 to receive a fresh new tone and feel. Maybe. Because the two top leaders there are gone. Todd Sotkiewicz is now the magazine's president, replacing Tom Hartle. Sotkiewicz comes from such esteemed media as Lonely Planet and Wired. more ›

On Saturday, former Beach Boy Brian Wilson performed an intimate concert at SF's Art Exchange to promote his new album, That Lucky Old Sun. As Allie Pape at 7x7 writes, "As was to be expected from a show by a rock icon with a hefty price tag, Saturday's crowd skewed to baby boomers, many of whom were obviously overjoyed to hear Wilson sing the beloved songs of their youth. more ›

In an attempt to get in on the hyperlocal (ugh, that word) trend, glossy rag interviewed pretty people about their favorite places to go in specific San Francisco neighborhoods. Above, Mission district fans prattle on about Revolution Cafe, Beauty Bar, and a bench. more ›

Oh, God. The ladies at opened up nominations for their "2009 style council." That is to say, you get to vote from this pool of candidates for most stylish person in San Francisco. While all of them are worthy candidates, you will probably recognize 0.00 of these locals with faces full of fashion. But you should still vote for one (out of 80) of them here. (Tip: don't vote for any candidate sporting severe bangs or anything looking back to the '80s.) The winner gets a spread in the 7x7 September fashion issue. May God be with them. In related news, the SF Fashion Awards happen later this month. Isn't that adorable? more ›

Leilani Labong, conducting an interview for the most recent 7x7, tried her damndest to get Garrison Keillor (who was just at City Arts & Lectures on Saturday) to admit that his new collection of love sonnets is just pornography in disguise. She asked asinine things like "Is there any part of you that considers the racy element a rebellion against your public persona?" and "Your more erotic sonnets steer clear of raunch. Was this important to you?" and "Do you have a quality that has a remarkable effect on women?" It sounds as if Leilani thought she was interviewing someone else -- Ron Jeremy perhaps? -- and not the godfather of homespun, old-timey, Minnesota storytime. Who would imagine Garrison effing Keillor would ever be capable of writing anything that resembled "raunch," let alone ask him if this was important to him? But sure, maybe we need to read one of the "racier" poems to know why Leilani went there. more ›

laid out the accomplishments of newly middle-aged "PR pro" Lori Puccinelli Stern, she left off our favorite: defender and fellow bee-savior of Holy Mother of San Francisco. more ›

7x7 Magazine's Ert O'Hara and Jessica Battilana take on San Francisco's pricey yet independent Valencia Street. They tackle such topics as where to get the best coffee (which they describe as an "intensely personal choice"), about overpriced restaurant Spork (which used to be an affordable KFC frequented by families), and hunting for "Prada shoes, Pucci slip dresses, Vivienne Westwood jackets and Chanel sunglasses" at Community Thrift (which used to be frequented by local madres looking for the cleanest pair of OshKosh B'Gosh overalls). While they report on nothing new for locals of the area, it provides some insight for those who haven't checked out the V-strip in ages. more ›

The editors at 7x7 came up with a surprisingly decent list of things you should shove in your mouth before you die. (See, the girls on Maiden Lane do too eat!) "The Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die" recommends trying out local food favorites like a cheese slice at Arinell Pizza, sesame balls at Yank Sing, and the chicken pot pie at Liberty Café. Although we think you should taste Tu Lan's imperial rolls and Velvet Cantina's nacho dip, or whatever they call it, before your bowels release, the list is up to snuff. Do you think they missed any must-have SF dishes? Let us know in the comments. [via Eater] more ›